From: "Geo" 

It will always be that way, how many times have you called for support on
something other than a software product and they needed either a serial
number or some version number off a tag on the device?

Geo.

"Robert Comer"  wrote in message
news:421bf83d{at}w3.nls.net...
> > This ain't unusual...
>
> I don't doubt that, but should they really know, that's the question.  I
> beginning to think that no, they shouldn't need, or want to know.
>
> It's up to us to make it so they don't have to.
>
> - Bob Comer
>
>
> "Jeff Shultz"  wrote in message
> news:pan.2005.02.23.02.42.46.903187{at}shultzinfosystems.com...
> > Tech support call today:
> >
> > Me: What operating system are you running?
> >
> > College age male (CAM): Internet Explorer.
> >
> > Me: (with mild disgust) That's not an operating system.
> >
> > CAM: 
> >
> > Me: Windows What?
> >
> > CAM: Uh, I think it's the XP one?
> >
> > This ain't unusual...
> >
> > On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 22:32:57 -0500, Robert Comer wrote:
> >
> >> And don't want to know.
> >>
> >> - Bob Comer
> >>
> >>
> >> "Tony Ingenoso"  wrote
in message
> >> news:42194f05{at}w3.nls.net...
> >>> The average user doesn't even know what you're talking about.
> >>>
> >>> Adam Flinton wrote:
> >>>> But then....you have to wait while everything
compiles....it does
make
> >>>> one keener on cli apps as waiting for gnome or kde to
compile can
> >>>> be....quite a wait.
> >>>>
> >>>> Adam
> >>>
> >>>
> >
>
>

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